APC rejects Akwa Ibom council poll results
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the result of the December 2 Local Government election in Akwa Ibom State as declared by the state Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC).
AKISIEC had in a statement yesterday declared that PDP won all the 31 chairmanship seats and 329 councillorship positions in the poll.
The statement was signed by APC Chairman, Secretary and Chairman of the State Caucus in Akwa Ibom, Dr Amadu Attai, Dr Efiong Etuk and Atuekong Don Etiebet respectively.
The party alleged that AKISIEC did not conduct the elections in line with the laws establishing it.
It called on its members in the state to reject any result declared or announced “without compliance with the procedures stipulated by the electoral act.’’
The party said: “To this end, All Progressives Congress (APC) wishes to inform the general public that there was no election at all according to the provision of Electoral Act 2010 (as amended).
“Moreover, in their quest to rig and announce spurious results, all sensitive materials including result sheet were nowhere to be found. The party wishes to inform the security agencies, Government of Akwa Ibom State, the Federal Government and the public that it rejects in its entirety any concocted result that AKISIEC may wish to announce.” (NAN)
261 people with disabilities get prosthetic aids in Kebbi
From Ismail Adebayo, Birnin Kebbi
The Kebbi State government has distributed 261 prosthetic aids and food items to persons living with disabilities to commemorate the 2017 International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPWDS).
Some of the aids included 15 motorcycles, 50 tricycles, 50 crotches, 50 walking sticks, 50 hearing aids and 50 leper shoes.
While delivering the aids to the beneficiaries, the wife of Kebbi State Governor, Hajiya Aisha Bagudu, said though people with disabilities were often seen but not heard, “It will be inhuman to neglect the fact that with the little opportunities they are given they have done tremendously well in keeping our societal values strong.”
She enjoined them to be positive minded and never to look down on themselves because of their conditions. “Just have it in mind that belonging starts with selfacceptance. As you receive these items I urge you all to be tough and strong willed in the pursuit of your destiny,” she said.
Earlier in her speech, the Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Women Affairs, Hajiya Hassana Hassan Wara said the ministry was committed to improving the lives of persons with disabilities.